Spittle in ancient Egyptian religious texts
Other Title(s)
اللعاب في النصوص الدينية المصرية القديمة
Author
Source
Bulletin of the Center of Papyrological Studies
Issue
Vol. 38, Issue 1 (31 Dec. 2021), pp.239-259, 21 p.
Publisher
Ain-Shams University The Center for Papyrological Studies and Inscriptions
Publication Date
2021-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
21
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Spittle carried important symbolic reference in Pyramid texts, Coffin texts and the Book of the Dead, where it was related to the gods like the god “Horus” who spat milk from his mouth and spat his Spittle to face his enemy “Seth”.
Spittle was also related to the god “Papi” who spat poison on the body.
Spittle also participated in treatments from diseases, where spitting on wounds helped them to cure, while spitting on hair locks helped its growth.
Rivers flow with spittle discharging from the mouth to open by this the horizon doors so that the deceased could ascend to heaven.
Spittle was connected to myths like the creation myth, the myth of Horus and Seth, solar myths such as “Re and Apopis”.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mahmud, Raniya Abd al-Aziz. 2021. Spittle in ancient Egyptian religious texts. Bulletin of the Center of Papyrological Studies،Vol. 38, no. 1, pp.239-259.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1304573
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mahmud, Raniya Abd al-Aziz. Spittle in ancient Egyptian religious texts. Bulletin of the Center of Papyrological Studies Vol. 38, no. 1 (2021), pp.239-259.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1304573
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mahmud, Raniya Abd al-Aziz. Spittle in ancient Egyptian religious texts. Bulletin of the Center of Papyrological Studies. 2021. Vol. 38, no. 1, pp.239-259.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1304573
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-1304573
